A snake hunter in villages north of Cairo has earned notoriety and the nickname “Tyson” by helping communities get rid of venomous snakes, CGTN Africa reports. Mohamed Attia is a self-taught hunter of snakes (and other reptiles) who keeps as pets the creatures he captures. Critics say he is doing more harm by taking the animals out of their habitat and that keeping them as pets is dangerous. We don’t think you can convince his daughter, who has to be the highlight of this video as she casually plays with both a crocodile and a cobra. Tyson hopes he can have his own show at some point, after which he would give his reptile collection to a zoo (watch, runtime 2:23).

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